Weekly Trivia - Brain Training Market is in Decline?

by Steve Daitch on July 1st, 2009

aging hippiesThink again. As the massive baby boomer population ages, their demand for ways to stave off dementia and Alzheimer’s disease is also growing at a mind-boggling pace.

According to a recent report by the consulting firm SharpBrains, the size of the US market for brain training products more than doubled between 2005 and 2007 to $225 million.

While there’s plenty of fog surrounding the effectiveness of the growing number of brain training products already on the market, one thing is clear: cognitive science professionals are endorsing increasingly more methods purporting to improve memory and other key cognitive functions.

Steve Daitch is the Social Media Manager at Mind360.com - a leading scientific brain training games developer for boosting your memory, attention, executive functions, reasoning, and other key cognitive skills. As a Mind360 visitor you simply select your own Personal Training Program, which comes complete with a personal coach and constant feedback to ensure your swift and visible progress.

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